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A leaf-folder (probably Caccecla arf/yrospila) was reported on Apple 

 and Gooseberry from Fort Collins and Denver, Colo. 



A hairy caterpillar, undetermined, belonging to the genus Hahsidota 

 was reported on Ai)ple from Highland, N. C. 



xinother hairy caterpillar belonging to the family Arctiidae, but pre- 

 viously unobserved, was injurious to Mulberry, Pear, and Apple in 

 Winchester, Mass. 



A new species of plant-louse was badly infesting Orange leaves at 

 Los Angeles, Cal. 



An Allorhina, a large chafer belonging to the same family as the 

 "rose bug," was quite injurious to fruits in Tombstone, Ariz. 



An undescribed Aphis is reported on the Pear from La Fayette, Ind. 



A species of Aleyrodes has been found on strawberry leaves in the 

 District of Columbia, as also a new species of plant-louse. 



ffparthocerus diffusus has been very injurious to grape leaves in 

 Waldo, Fla. 



A large scale-insect belonging to the genus Lecanium has been re- 

 ported on strawberry leaves from Urbana, Ohio. 



A new leaf-roller, belonging to the genus Semasia, was found on 

 apple trees near 8t. Louis, Mo. 



A new miner, belonging to the genus LithocoUetis, has been found in 

 the epidermis of peach twigs in Napa County, Cal. 



One of the fire-blight beetles {Xyleborus dispar), long known in 

 Europe and in the eastern States to be injurious to certain fruit trees, 

 was reported as quite injurious to various fruit trees in Kova Scotia. 



A new span-worm has been reported on apple trees from La Fayette, 

 Ind. 



A flea-beetle [Haltica ignita) has proved very injurious to the Straw- 

 berry and Peach in Orlando, Fla., Lake City, Fla., Waco, Tex., and 

 in Indiana. 



A small mite, probably Phytoptus pruni^ was injurious to Damson 

 plum trees at Berlin Cross Eoads, Ohio. 



A little case-bearing Lepidopterous larva, belonging to the genus 

 Coleophora, was injurious to the buds of peaches at Akron, Ohio. 



A new species of the genus Lecanium was found affecting the twigs 

 of plum trees at San Jose, Cal., and another species of the same genus 

 was found on peach at Ithaca. N. Y. 



Chyysochiis cohaltinus was found injuring the leaves of young peach 

 trees at San Jose, Cal. 



An unknown Lepidopterous larva, one of the genus Hyphantria, was 

 injurious to apple and some other trees at Omaha, Nebi'., and Brown- 

 wood, Tex. 



A bark-borer hitherto unknown to have such habits, viz. Platypus 

 composituSy has been found boring in the trunks of orange trees in Lake 

 County, Fla. 



A new flat-headed borer has proved quite destructive to the Sharp- 



